Siyuan Lu (left) and Hendrik Hamann (right) are members of the Physical Analytics team at IBM Research working on improving the accuracy of solar forecasting by using machine learning and Big Data analytics. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- On July 14, 2015 IBM and Mubadala announced the development of a joint venture to bring IBM Watson to the Middle East and North Africa region. The healthcare field is a particularly promising area where the two organizations envision medical professionals using Watson to better personalize treatment options, share expertise among specialists, and scale knowledge to a broader (Photo courtesy of Paul Malaluan/Photo House Media)

The Center of Excellence that will be established at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (pictured above) will enable advanced, large-scale scientific and engineering applications to ensure optimization of the Sierra supercomputer. At Lawrence Livermore’s Center of Excellence, experts will support efforts in national security, including bio-security, energy security and global warming. (Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Lab)